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Peer reviewedBuunk, Bram P. – Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 1995
Illuminates the nature and direction of social comparison research using a sample of 168 Dutch individuals. Some of the findings revealed uncertainty and frustration related to a need for social comparison, a desire more for information than affiliation about similar others, and the influence of health problems in evaluating one's situation. (RJM)
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, Cohort Analysis, Disabilities, Diseases
Peer reviewedTerry, Deborah J.; Hogg, Michael A. – Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 1996
Two studies provided support for the proposal that the role of norms in attitude-behavior relations can be useful reconceptualized for the perspective of social identity/self- categorization theory. Study one examined group norms as they influenced subjects to engage in regular exercise. Study two examined group norms as they influenced subjects…
Descriptors: Adults, Attitude Measures, Attitudes, Behavior
